Americans are eating morefast foodthan they have in years.
What’s the problem?
These side dishes can send calorie and other negative nutrient counts into the stratosphere.
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Our best bet menu items are those that keep overall calories in check while limiting saturated fat and sodium.
Our picks keep saturated fat to less than 10 grams and sodium to no more than 1,500 milligrams.
It’s the healthiest option due to being low in calories, total fat, and saturated fat.
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The sodium is higher than home-prepared chicken, but it’s within our guidelines for eating out.
Themenuis limited to fried options with high calorie, fat, and sodium counts.
The chain is known for its fried chicken and decadent side dishes as well as fried chicken sandwiches.
Popey’s
Due to themenubeing all fried chicken options, stick with the Original Breast.
The sides are all too high in calories, fat, and sodium to be considered the best bite.
Surprisingly, the best of the sides is the regular-size mashed potatoes with gravy.
Chick-fil-A
The chain offers a grilled chicken sandwich that has 470 calories, but the sodium count is 2,900 milligrams.
For this reason,saladsare the best bet at Zaxby’s.
Add the Light Vinaigrette as it is the healthiest dressing available at this chain.
Raising Cane’s
Bonchon Sesame Ginger Salad with Tofu
Bonchonoffers Korean-style fried chicken and other Korean comfort food.
The process of the chain’s popular recipe is hand-battered and double-fried.
It will keep calories, sat fat, and sodium in check.
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Since all the chicken options are fried, this chain should not be considered your go-to forhealthful meal options.
Stick to the vegetable sticks at the side to up the fiber in your meal.
You’ll need to skip the dips as they add 124-390 additional calories.
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The best bet at this chain is the fried chicken tenders with no dip.
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